“Compromise in colors is grey.” — Edi Rama Quote

Compromise in colors is grey.

I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.

I strongly believe in political activity that has to do with choices - and not consensus that sometimes covers problems and doesn't resolve them.

Politics has come to resemble a cynical team game played by politicians, while the public has been pushed aside as if sitting on the seats of a stadium in which passion for politics is gradually making room for blindness and desperation.

For 11 years, I was mayor of Tirana, our capital. We faced many challenges. Art was part of the answer, and my name, in the very beginning, was linked with two things: demolition of illegal constructions in order to get public space back, and use of colors in order to revive the hope that had been lost in my city.

I love the English language, the colors of it, the many, many nuances, the different influences. I find German stilted, in a way, by comparison.

They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors but black, then I am superstitious in not wearing black.

I try to remind people that there are a lot of good people, all colors. Then there's some bad ones, too. But there's a lot of good people who really care.

I used to dye my hair different colors and have crazy periods, especially early in my career when I played in Italy.

But what is of great importance to me is observation of the movement of colors.